12:30 Fairyhouse

Saturday 16 December 2023

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Tote Always SP Or Better At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   3m 68y  |   Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:30  |   Winning time: 6m 55.2s
1st
Horse silk
8
11/2
T: T O'BrienJ: J P Shinnick (7)
Mid-division, closer in 3rd at 11th, improved to dispute lead 2 out, soon ridden, led at last, briefly edged left early flat, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, all out close home op 7/1 tchd 5/1 and 17/2
2nd
Horse silk
sh
9
11/4f
T: M J McDonaghJ: S F O'Keeffe
Prominent, dropped to 4th at 6th, 5th 3 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, 4th at last, improved into 2nd and switched right inside final furlong, stayed on well to strongly press winner to line op 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
10
3/1
T: K ThorntonJ: Rachael Blackmore
Mid-division on inner, 6th 3 out, ridden in 5th 2 out, 5th at last, kept on without threatening to go 3rd close home op 2/1
4th
Horse silk
½
2
4/1
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Prominent on outer, mistake 4 out, disputed lead 3 out, ridden next, headed at last, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, 4th close home
5th
Horse silk
6
7
610-12
16/1
T: Liz DoyleJ: S W Flanagan
Led, joined 3 out, ridden next, mistake and headed at last, no extra run-in op 14/1 tchd 11/1
6th
Horse silk
31
1
1011-12
66/1
T: Miss Ellmarie HoldenJ: H Morgan
In rear, pushed along 9th, ridden in 6th before last, no impression, tailed off op 50/1
7th
Horse silk
20
4
6/1
T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe
Rear of mid-division, pushed along 5th, not fluent 8th, ridden in 8th before 2 out, weakened, tailed off op 11/2 tchd 5/1
8th
Horse silk
14
3
16/1
T: N MeadeJ: L A McKenna (5)
Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 20/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
20/1
T: C ByrnesJ: P T Enright
Always towards rear, mistake 11th, ridden before 3 out, weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 28/1 tchd 33/1

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6
Horse silk
Clonmeen35
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 8
T: William P Murphy  J: S D Torrens
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.50Pl:€1.80, €1.40, €1.50EX:€21.30Trifecta:€87.00Tricast:€55.00SF:€22.65

Forecasts

Positive Thinker (11/4), Where's Frankie (3/1), So Des Flos (4/1), Emancipator (11/2), Clonmeen (11/2), Potters Party (6/1), Old Soul (16/1), Everglow (16/1), Temptationinmilan (20/1), Ex Patriot (66/1)

Verdict

POSITIVE THINKER arrives at the top of his game so is fancied to bag a third win of the season back chasing at the chief expense of Gordon Elliott's course-scorer So Des Flos. Old Soul appeals as the pick of the rest for place purposes.

  1. POSITIVE THINKER (IRE)
  2. SO DES FLOS (FR)
  3. OLD SOUL (FR)

Prize Money

1st: €10,801.002nd: €3,600.003rd: €1,800.004th: €899.005th: €540.006th: €360.00

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